minimum wage

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noun

the lowest wage payable to employees in general or to designated employees as fixed by law or by union agreement.

Origin of minimum wage

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby minimum wage

minimum-access programming, minimum lending rate, minimum-security, minimum thermometer, minimum tillage, minimum wage, minimumweight, minimus, mining, mining bee, Mining Eng.

Definition for minimum wage (2 of 2)

minimum-wage

[ min-uh-muhm-weyj ]

/ ˈmɪn ə məmˈweɪdʒ /

adjective

of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.

paid or earning a minimum wage: a minimum-wage worker.

paying a minimum wage: a minimum-wage job.

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Example sentences from the Web for minimum wage

Three days later, BrewDog's operation manager offered him a minimum-wage assistant brewer position.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because that minimum-wage hike was a project of the federal government, and that means that you-know-who was for it.
Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout|Michael Tomasky|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet this same Arkansas electorate voted nearly two-to-one to back a minimum-wage increase.
Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout|Michael Tomasky|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By contrast, a minimum puts a floor under wages—for minimum-wage workers and for those who earn just above the minimum wage.
Don’t Cheap Out, Big Biz!|Daniel Gross|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Minimum-wage legislation would no longer be needed as it would be established via this Job Guarantee program.
Don't Trust the Fed|Marshall Auerback|August 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Now I studied the arguments and the evidence for and against a minimum-wage increase.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

British Dictionary definitions for minimum wage

minimum wage

noun

the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract

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Cultural definitions for minimum wage

minimum wage

The lowest legal hourly wage.

单词	minimum wage
释义	minimum wage SEE SYNONYMS FOR minimum wage ON THESAURUS.COM noun the lowest wage payable to employees in general or to designated employees as fixed by law or by union agreement. Origin of minimum wage First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby minimum wage minimum-access programming, minimum lending rate, minimum-security, minimum thermometer, minimum tillage, minimum wage, minimumweight, minimus, mining, mining bee, Mining Eng. Definition for minimum wage (2 of 2) minimum-wage [ min-uh-muhm-weyj ] / ˈmɪn ə məmˈweɪdʒ / adjective of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands. paid or earning a minimum wage: a minimum-wage worker. paying a minimum wage: a minimum-wage job. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minimum wage Three days later, BrewDog's operation manager offered him a minimum-wage assistant brewer position. House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama\|Jeff Campagna\|November 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Because that minimum-wage hike was a project of the federal government, and that means that you-know-who was for it. Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout\|Michael Tomasky\|November 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And yet this same Arkansas electorate voted nearly two-to-one to back a minimum-wage increase. Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout\|Michael Tomasky\|November 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST By contrast, a minimum puts a floor under wages—for minimum-wage workers and for those who earn just above the minimum wage. Don’t Cheap Out, Big Biz!\|Daniel Gross\|February 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Minimum-wage legislation would no longer be needed as it would be established via this Job Guarantee program. Don't Trust the Fed\|Marshall Auerback\|August 29, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Now I studied the arguments and the evidence for and against a minimum-wage increase. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006\|Various British Dictionary definitions for minimum wage minimum wage noun the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to minimum wage living wage, base pay Cultural definitions for minimum wage minimum wage The lowest legal hourly wage. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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minimum wage

noun

Origin of minimum wage

Words nearby minimum wage

Definition for minimum wage (2 of 2)

adjective

Example sentences from the Web for minimum wage

British Dictionary definitions for minimum wage

noun

Words related to minimum wage

Cultural definitions for minimum wage